Health Science (Soft Tissue Therapy)

Advanced Diploma

Course information

This qualification has been replaced by a new version across Australia. The new version will shortly become available at North Coast TAFE. If you have any questions about this please contact us.

About the course

Course Number: 10052NAT-01V01

Are you a practicing Remedial Massage Therapist who wants to focus on the extension, development and application of advanced anatomical, physiological and pathological principles of soft tissue therapy? Our Advanced Diploma in Health Science involves an extension and amalgamation of advanced soft tissue assessment techniques to afford a more client specific differential prognosis. An emphasis of the course will be the holistic integration of neural, strength and soft tissue techniques into a client rehabilitation focus.

ENROLLING IN FIRST AID UNITS OF COMPETENCY

If you are seeking to enrol in a First Aid unit of competency you are advised that to complete the unit you must be able to perform basic life support skills, for example control bleeding and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). If you have a disability that would prevent you from performing required basic life support skills you are advised that you will not be able to achieve the unit of competency.

Other requirements

WORK PLACEMENTS

Many TAFE courses have a compulsory work placement component to assist you to apply your learning in a practical environment and you may be required to comply with some (or all) of the following:

1. HEALTH - NSW MINISTRY OF HEALTH Before you undertake a clinical work placement:

• If you are over 18 you will be required to undertake a National Criminal Record Check. Visit: http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/about_us/structure/specialist_operations/forensic_services/criminal_records_section• You will be required to sign the NSW Health Student Undertaking where you agree to notify NSW Health if your status changes after the date of issue of your National Police Certificate or during the completion of your course.• You will be required to undertake Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Infectious Diseases and provide your Health Care Worker/Student Vaccination Record Card.• You will be required to read and sign the NSW Health Code of Conduct form. Visit: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/ and type 'clinical placement' in search area.

2. AGED CARE WORK - As per NSW Health requirements for the National Criminal Record Check.

4. STUDENT READINESS FOR WORK PLACEMENT - Generally work placements will only occur after there has been a reasonable amount of student/teacher contact and when the teacher is satisfied that you are ready to benefit from workplace learning and perform workplace duties. Your teacher can provide further information.

This program provides the skills and knowledge required to apply soft tissue therapy to treat and manage clients with complex conditions in a rehabilitation and case management context. The advanced soft tissue therapist would be ideally positioned to either be running their own practice or working in a composite practice with allied health practitioners such as osteopaths, physiotherapists, chiropractors, exercise physiologist in a rehabilitation context; sporting, private and/or associated community health clinics.

TAFE to Uni Pathway

Not available

Possible Careers

Massage Therapist

What you'll learn

Core Units

To be eligible to receive the Advanced Diploma of Health Science (Soft Tissue Therapy) you must successfully complete six (6) core units:

HEAMAS601A Conduct advanced soft tissue therapy assessment

HEAMAS602A Manage clinic supervision and practice

HEAMAS603A Assess and treat neural conditions

HEAMAS604A Plan and provide a series of soft tissue therapy treatments

HEAMAS605A Develop strength and conditioning programs for common disorders

HLTNUT601C Apply literature research findings to clinical practice

Elective units

Contact campus for details.

Entry requirements

Applicants must have a Diploma of Remedial Massage (HLT50307) or equivalent.

TAFE 2 uni pathways

A TAFE NSW Certificate IV or Diploma could give you up 6 to 12 months advanced standing in a university degree and some Advanced Diplomas offer even more credit.

Choosing a TAFE to University Pathway at North Coast TAFE is a great way to get practical ‘job ready’ skills and then gain entry to a university at an advanced stage.

More information can be found on our TAFE 2 uni page on our website.

Get credit for previous study and life experience

Why study something again if you already have the skills and knowledge? Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is about helping you get your qualification faster and getting you to where you want to be!

Working with one of our RPL assessors we’ll review your life and work experiences as well as any previous study you may have done to confirm just what we can match up with your current course of study.

Note: Some short, licensing or compliance courses, eg Food Safety for Supervisors or First Aid are not granted RPL as demonstrated competency is required by regulatory authorities.

Study Modes

Fees

North Coast TAFE offers a wide choice of courses, some that attract government subsidies and some that do not. The fees payable will vary, depending on your personal circumstances, your study history and the course you choose.

Calculate fees

Your government subsidised fee, and your eligibility for concessions, exemptions and scholarships, are all calculated and confirmed during the enrolment process.

The 2017 subsidised fees indicated on this page are indicative only and based on 2016 fees. The state government may make some small changes to fees and subsidies for 2017 enrolments and we will update our site if and when that happens.

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